June 2, 2011

Bilingual it is!

I was debating the merits of writing a travel blog in English or Chinese, when I came across this most-emailed New York Times article The Bilingual Advantage. Most of my friends are English-speakers, and a significant subset of them are bilingual in Chinese.

As cognitive neuroscientist Ellen Bialystok points out, bilingualism sharpens the mind. In this spirit, I have decided to write my travel blog in both languages as they pop up - depending on what's relevant in the moment.

This decision also saved me from procrastinating further on documenting my time in Argentina, which started on May 23. A day-by-day play of my life here would be overindulgent on my part and a bore for you, so I'll use my best judgment on interesting, beautiful, bizarre, or mouth-watering things!

Thank you for being a friend and showing an interest in my travels - it makes me feel less alone at the other end of the world.

First day in Argentina, with the Rio de la Plata (Silver River) and Buenos Aires coastline